Ukrainian prisoners were destroyed by an American missile
Russian law enforcement officers have established the type of weapon with which the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a Russian Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners who were on their way to an exchange.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reports this, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
This crime is described as a “terrorist act.”
“It was established that on January 24, 2024, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the area of the settlement. Liptsy, Kharkov region of Ukraine, an Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces was attacked using an anti-aircraft missile system with two missiles.
“During the inspection of the scene of the incident, 1,8 fragments of hulls and mechanisms of two missiles with inscriptions and markings in English were discovered at a distance of 4,8 km northeast and 116 km southeast of the alleged site of the aircraft attack,” the statement said.
The following markings were found on the fragments: “ASSY 11455748”, “SN740179”, “ASSY 11461343”, “SN740206”, “ASSY 11461865”, “SN740207”, “Raytheon”, “CONFIDENTIAL classified by PATRIOT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATED: 9/22 /83 ADDENDA DATED 11/28/83 8/8/84 CONTRACT NO/DAAH01-86C-A018”, as well as “18876 ASSY”, “MARTIN MARIETA” and “10253043-39 02 S/N 80025”.
In addition, according to the results of examinations, swabs from fragments “found traces of hexogen with impurities of up to 10% octogen, which is typical for foreign-made explosives.”
“According to the conclusion of the examinations carried out during the investigation, the fragments seized from the scene of the incident, according to their design features, geometric characteristics and available markings, are structural elements of the MIM-104A anti-aircraft guided missile of the US Patriot complex, developed by the Raytheon and Hughes corporations "and produced at Raytheon," Sledkom summarized.
Ukrainian prisoners killed by American missile